Democratic Party primaries in Maryland, 2026
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| Democratic Party primaries, 2026 |
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| Primary Date |
| June 23, 2026 |
| Federal elections |
| Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
| State party |
| Democratic Party of Maryland |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Maryland on June 23, 2026.
Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maryland law stipulates that political parties can determine for themselves who may participate in their primary elections. As of October 2025, both the Democratic and Republican parties operated aclosed primary where only a voter affiliated with the party may vote in a party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Federal elections
U.S. House
District 1
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 2
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- John Olszewski Jr. (Incumbent)
- Enrico Bailey
District 3
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sarah Elfreth (Incumbent)
- Felix Seier
District 4
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 5
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Quincy Bareebe
- Wala Blegay
- Adrian Boafo
- Jennifer Cross
- Terry Jackson
- Harry Jarin
- Walter Kirkland
- Heather Luper
- Alexis Solis
- Tracy Starr
- Nicole Williams
- Steny Hoyer (Incumbent)
= candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 6
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
= candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 7
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 8
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jamie Raskin (Incumbent)
- Stephen Leon
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State Senate
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House of Delegates
State executive offices
Four state executive offices are up for election inMaryland in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller
Governor of Maryland
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Wes Moore (Incumbent)
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Attorney General of Maryland
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Maryland Comptroller
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Voting information
- See also:Voting in Maryland
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Context of the 2026 elections
Maryland Party Control: 1992-2026
Twenty-three years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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State party overview
Democratic Party of Maryland
- See also:Democratic Party of Maryland
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
TheDemocratic Party and theRepublican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displaystotal state political party revenue per capita for theDemocratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also:Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Maryland. Pivot Counties are counties that voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and forDonald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election,Hillary Clinton (D) won Maryland with 60.3 percent of the vote.Donald Trump (R) received 33.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1789 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic 52 percent of the time and Republican 21 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maryland voted Democratic all five times.[2]
See also
2026 Elections
